Pete was so nice to volunteer this information..... >From: "Pete Austin" <pete.austin@worldnet.att.net> >To: "Crilley" <varcsix@hot.rr.com> >Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] Fwd: John Acree >Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:50:21 -0500 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 > >William John Acree lived at intersection of Cemetery Road and East Church >Street at the northeast edge of Roxobel. The Acree Family Cemetery can be >found about 1/4 miles on the property off of SR 1248 heading toward Harrell >Siding from Roxobel.. The Cashie Swamp is located on the south side of this >State Road beforethe northern branch terminates on the Walter Brown Farm >located on south side across from the R-K Cemetery. . The property is >directly behind the home where Alvah Smith once lived at the corner of >Roxobel-Kelford Cemetery Road (now called Alvah Smith Road) and the SR 1248 >names above. The SCL Railroad, Cemetery Rd and Sr 1248 formed a triangle >that was described by Alvah Smith. > >I have a map of the area if you need it. > >William John Acree was a cousin of mine by way of our Peele connection. Have >data on these families that I will share it needed. > >Pete Austin > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Crilley" <varcsix@hot.rr.com> >To: <NCBERTIE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 6:38 AM >Subject: [NCBERTIE] Fwd: John Acree > > > > > > >Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:22:07 -0600 > > > > > > > > >From: "Ken Berry" <krb2@earthlink.net> > > > > > > > > >I am trying to find the location of the original land owned by my >ancestor > > >John Acree. He purchased 130 acres in 1759 between the north and south > > >prongs of Cashie Swamp, near Roxobel, Bertie County, NC. He purchased > > >additional acres in later years so that by his death in 1814 > > >he owned over 650 acres, said to be all the land there was between the > > >north and south prongs of Cashie Swamp (described in 1970 by a resident > > >Alvah Smith, as a triangle between a railroad and a highway) outside of > > >Roxobel. Would anyone know exactly where this land is located today? > > >Patty Acree Berry > > > > > > > > >--- Ken Berry > > >--- krb2@earthlink.net > > >--- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > Virginia Crilley > > > > > > ==== NCBERTIE Mailing List ==== > > Bertie County Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/index.htm > > Many pages of information on-line. I welcome yours as well! > > Be sure to "search" on this page! > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > Virginia Crilley